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The future of the building that houses the Factory Bar and Nightclub is up for discussion, as the council considers the Theatre Royal upgrade and Heritage Facility project.
One of the oldest buildings in Timaru could be retained in some form as a major development to upgrade the town s Theatre Royal and create a Heritage facility gets underway. At Tuesday’s Timaru District Council commercial and strategy committee meeting, councillors will receive Christchurch-based firm Architectus’ design brief for the $23m project. The document says in order for the project to go ahead, it would likely need to demolish buildings on 126 and 128 Stafford St and the former Olympia Hall at 31 Barnard St. The Stafford St buildings sit between the Factory Bar and Nightclub and the Theatre Royal.
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